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Controlling mom insists her 18-year-old son goes to a 5-year religious boarding school instead of college, cries when he tells her she can't control his life: 'I’ve sacrificed everything for you, and this is how you repay me?'

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'I don't feel like I need to apologize or justify my choice': Mom gives son cash gift for finishing grad school, neglects to acknowledge daughter-in-law who graduated with him

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Step-grandmother continually posts pictures of 8-year-old and 5-year-old children despite being told not to, parents refuse to let her see them: 'Your kids, your rules'

29-year-old woman goes no-contact with her two-faced family after they celebrate Christmas for the 2nd year in a row without telling her: ‘I've been ignored by my family for my whole life and I'm tired of trying’

29-year-old woman goes no-contact with her two-faced family after they celebrate Christmas for the 2nd year in a row without telling her: ‘I've been ignored by my family for my whole life and I'm tired of trying’

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17-year-old confronts his father for being a better dad to his stepchildren than he was for him, his stepmom overhears and scolds him for not accepting her children: 'I told [my dad] I wanted him to ignore them and only care about me'

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Wealthy family member buys $2500 sweater for teenage boy, his mom calls it the dumbest thing she's ever see: 'Should I have said that? Probably not. Should anyone on earth spend $2500 on a sweater? Probably not.'

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Couple surprises parents with 10-day Italy vacation, 15-year-old sister throws a fit when she's not invited despite it being an adults-only trip: 'My parents have put us in an impossible situation'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (December 31, 2024)

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'The gift she got me was creepy and invasive': Pushy woman gifts boyfriend's pregnant daughter a videographer for her live birth, cries when daughter politely declines

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Successful adopted sister refuses to co-sign her unemployed grad-student younger sister's mortgage, despite their parents insisting she needs a house: 'My mom threatened to cut off any future financial help (like wedding money) if I don’t help right now'

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Stepdad tells 15-year-old stepson that if he doesn't let him adopt him, he'll be the reason he gets divorced from his mother: 'He said he's tired of being dismissed as a dad, and if I don't accept him, then he's done'

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Parents make daughter buy family's groceries since age 12, dad refuses to contribute and weaponizes incompetence when forced to: 'Your parents are terrible. Both of them'

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'You don't shame or hide things that should be celebrated': Mom lashes out when daughter-in-law announces pregnancy in front of her other, favorite daughter-in-law who has had trouble conceiving

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'She is free to go to her mother': Stepmom kicks out her entitled 21-year-old stepdaughter after she demands to use her car over Christmas break and throw a New Years Eve party at her house when she has a 2 and 5-year-old

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Father splits the assets in his will equally among his 2 daughters and son, wife says it's not fair because of wealth inequality: ‘They're all my kids’

Father splits the assets in his will equally among his 2 daughters and son, wife says it's not fair because of wealth inequality: ‘They're all my kids’

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Unemployed 23-year-old delays parents' retirement by refusing work or school, leaving older sibling worried they will still be dependent when parents need care: ‘My parents complain to me but do not choose to do anything’

Unemployed 23-year-old delays parents' retirement by refusing work or school, leaving older sibling worried they will still be dependent when parents need care: ‘My parents complain to me but do not choose to do anything’

Mom of a 6-year-old with 1 on the way begs her husband not to invite her mother-in-law on their vacation after mother-in-law moved into their 2 bedroom home with her 4 dogs: 'I really just wanted a trip away from her before this baby comes'

Mom of a 6-year-old with 1 on the way begs her husband not to invite her mother-in-law on their vacation after mother-in-law moved into their 2 bedroom home with her 4 dogs: 'I really just wanted a trip away from her before this baby comes'

Mom pressures teen daughters to give up extracurriculars their dad pays for, since she can't afford the same for her stepkids, daughters refuse: ‘I stopped going to her house’

Mom pressures teen daughters to give up extracurriculars their dad pays for, since she can't afford the same for her stepkids, daughters refuse: ‘I stopped going to her house’

29-year-old mother of 6 demands her 34-year-old sister house, feed, and financially support her, her kids, and her husband: 'I cannot handle 8 children and 3 adults in my home. I cannot feed all those mouths.'

29-year-old mother of 6 demands her 34-year-old sister house, feed, and financially support her, her kids, and her husband: 'I cannot handle 8 children and 3 adults in my home. I cannot feed all those mouths.'

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